Typographical machine



L. C. TINSLEY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1921.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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WITNESSES 29 10 Low By WM *6 ATTORNEYS L. C. TINSLEY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION HLE'D MAR. H, I921- 1, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII INVENTOR Lou/5 Cv 77N5LEY A TTORNEYS umrsn STATES LOUIS c. TINsLEY, on NEW YORK,'N. ,Y.

. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

- the following is afull, clear, and "exact description.

This inventlon relates to improvementsin typographical machines, ObfjGCtS of the 1nvention being to provideimproved means for compressing a line' offmatrices, and measuring the length of such compressed line of matrices in the assembler elevator of the machine, and also indicate the length of the space to be filled.

My invention is particularly adapted for use in the setting of tabular. matter, and can be so arranged as to be used in connection with columns of any desired width.

With these and other objects in view,the invention consists in certam novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be, more fully hereinafter describedand pointedout. n the claims;

In the accompanying drawings y Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating my improvements in connection with an ordinary type of'typographical machine, only such portions of the machine being illustrated as is necessary t0; 1ndicate the location and operation .of my invention. V

Figure 2 is a view in vertical sectionon I the line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view similar to F igurel, showing the parts in a different position.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view-1n sectlon on the line 3-3" of Figure 5 1 Figure 4 is an enlarged view in horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Figure 8. a

Figure 5 is a view in transverse section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspect veview of, the

bracket 22.

Figure 7 is a view in transverse section through the assembler slide. r

. Figure 8' is a perspect ve view of one'of the scale strips 14.

r 1 represents a typographical maclnne pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

Application fiIedMarch 17,1921. Serial No; 453,112.

vid'ed; with the ordinary assembler elevator 2, guide plate 3, chute block 4. belt drive pulley 5, star wheel 6, and assembler slide '7. 2 represents the assembler elevator into which the matrices 8 arefed, and moved or.

compressed by the star wheel 6, forming aline of matrices against the ordinary assembler slide finger 9.

The parts above described are common in the art, and need-not be described in detail, except as theyare hereinafter modified to accommodate my invention.

I g The assembler slide 7 is provided at its lower edge with a longitudinal series. of ratchetteeth 10, which are preferably cut into the slide, as indicated clearly in Figure 7. Above these teeth 10, the slide 7 is made with, a longitudinalgroove 11, in the upper portion of which a scale strip 12 is secured by means of screws 13, and operates to clamp also in the groove 11 scale strips 14:, length of scale strips 14 being of the width of the column to be set. 7

A pointer 15 is fixed to the plate 16 of the machine, and registers with the scale strip 12 and alsowith the'scale strips let. The ratchet teeth lO-are cut one-half en lengths, sov that two of these teethconstitut-e an em. The scale on the strip 12 is in {gremorF CE- ems and fractions thereof, and the scales on r the strips 14 are also in ems and fractions thereof, but the scales on the strips 14. are Terersoto the scale on the strip 12, for a purposewhich will hereinafter appear.

- The chuteblock 4 is provided with a bore 35 to provide rotary mounting for a tubular arbor 35, the latter internally screw threaded, as shown at 36, and meshing with the threads of a screw threaded rod 17. rod 17 has a longitudinal groove or keyway 1.8for the reception of a key 19, the latter secured to the faceof the block 4 by means of a screw 20, so as to hold the rod 17 against turning movement. A compression head 21 This ' shaped to form a drum 24,.around which i the intermediate portion of a cord or cable 25 is wound. A disk 26 is fixed to the arbor 35, and is'provided on its outer face with a scale indicating pointsjand fractions thereof, and a, pointer 27 is made integral with the end of the arm 23 and registers with the scale on the disk. a

One end of the'cord or'cable' 25 is passed around a pulley '37 on bracket22, and is secured to a spring 28, which exerts a normal pull'thereon, tending to hold the disk in normal position and the head 21 retracted, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

A pawl 29 is pivotally connected to perforated ears 30 on the lower end of bracket 22, and is madewith a plurality of teeth adapted to engage-the teeth 10 to lock the assembler slide against forward movement. when the pawl is pressed against said tee'tlr This pawl 29 is held in normal spaced relation from "the teeth 10 by means of a coiled spring 34Vexerting. pressure against the pawl; This pawl isfprovided with an arm 31 pivotally connected to the pawl, as

shown at 32, and at its intermediate per tion connected to the cord or cable 25 so that the pull of the spring 28 not only operates to maintain the disk 26 at normal .posi

tion, but also exerts a pull on the arm 31 to maintain the pawl 29 out of engagement with the teeth-10.

The assembler elevator 2, above referred to, 1s providedw th a scale 33, such as 1s commonly employed to indicate the length of the line of matrices set, but, asthcse matrices are loosely set, it does not accurately measure the line when the matrices are com- .pressed, and it is the purpose of my invention, not only to compress the line and indlcate the measurementof the line set, but also g1ve the minus measurement; that 1s,

the space to fillthe line to the width of column desired. I g V The operationof my improvements is as follows: Assuming the matrices 8 shown in the assembler elevator 2 to constitute the matter set for the line, the operator presses Y downwardly upon the arm 31, which imso mediately presses thepawl 29' into locked engagement with the teeth 10 to hold the assembler slide against forward movement.

In practice, in order to perfect the engagement of teeth on pawl 2 9with teeth 10,

the head 21 will move assembler slide 7 r the required distance by its pressure against the last assembled matrix 8. V

A continued downward movement of the arm 31 exerts a pull on the cord or'cable 25 to turn the arbor 35 by reason of the contact with "this cable, which is wound around the drum 24 constitutinga portion of fthe'arbor.- This'turmng movement of "the arbor, by reason of its screw threaded engagementwith the rod .17, will cause the and means for measuring the line longitudinal movement of the. rod to press the head 21 against the last assembledmatrix 8 inthe line, and'compress the line'of mat.- rices. As the arbor 'is'revolved, it will cause the disk 26 toturn with the same, and,

when theline is fully compressed, a glance at'the scale on the disk will show, as it 'register'swith the pointer 27, a fraction of an cm. This fraction must be subtracted from the number on scale 12, or added to. the number on scale 14, which registers withthepointer15, so that, in the present instance, it'will be noted-thatthe line set measures eight ems (minus) on scale 12; and two ems (plus) on scale 14 isindicated as the space to fill the line to point,

In practice, the strips 14 are of a length corresponding to the widthof the. columns or lines ofimatrices tobeset, and 7 can be to be done.

It will be noted that, by providing the numerals. of the'strips 12 and 14 in reverse order, both1nd1cat1ng 1n ems and fractions thereof, thenumerals on one of these scales 80 I the desired readily changed, in accordance with the-work will indicate the length of the line of com? pressed matrices, and thenumerals'on the other scale the space to be filled to com plete the line, and, in order to give an ab solutely accurate measurement,the scale on thedisk 26 will providethe fraction of an em, in a point or fraction thereof, of said measurement, which must be added to one of said scales and subtracted from the other to give-the results desired.

28 will return the arm and the other parts to their normal positions, as indicated in l fter the measurement 1s"observed,'the operator releases the arm'31, and the spring Figure 3, s0 that the head 21 will be out of V the way of the matrices falling'into the assemblerelevator.

It will, therefore, be noted that, with my 2 improvements, I not only accurately measure alterations as fairly fall within the spirit.

and scope of the appended claims. "I'claim:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination with an assembler slide, and a finger on the slide, of means for holding the assembler slide against forward'moyement, means for compressing the line of matrices,

rices while the slide is so held.

' 2. In a typographical machine, the comof matbination with an assembler slide, and a finger on the slide, of means for holding thelassembler slide against forward movement, means for compressing. the line of matrices against the finger,and means for V measuring the line of matrices while the slide is so held; 7 l

:3. In a typographical machine, the;com-- bination withean assembler slide having a.

fixed finger thereon,and means for assemblmg a line of matrlcesagainst the finger,

of a member movable-against the last assembled-matrix to comprcssthe line,-i' 'rotary device imparting longitudinal move-- ment to said member, a disk on the rotary" device having a scale thereon, a flexiblemember wound around the rotary device, a spring exerting a pull on one end off'the flexible member, a pawl adapted to lock the member wound around the rotar device, a

spring exerting a pull on one end of. the

flexible member," a pawl adapted to lock the assembler slide against forward movement, and anfarm connected tothe other end of said flexibledevice and-controlling the movement of the flexible deviceand the pawl, said assembler slide having a series of ratchet'teeth thereon of half em lengths,

with which said pawl is adapted to engage and lock the slide against forward movement.

5..In a typographical machine, the combination with an assembler slide having a I a rotary device imparting *longitudinalfixed finger thereon, and meansv for as-: sembling; a l111e.0f matrices against the finger, of a member;.-movable against the last assembled matrix to compress the line,

movement to said member, adisk on the rotary device having a scale thereoma flexible member wound around the rotary de vice, a spring exerting a pull on one end; of the flexible member, a pawl adapted to lock theassembler slide against forward move men't, an arm connected to the other end of said flexible device andcontrolling the movement .of the flexible device and the pawl, said assembler slidehavinga series of ratchet teeth thereon of half em lengths with whichsaid pawl is' 'adapted to engage and lock the slide against forward move ment, :1 fixed pointer, a scale strip on the slideregistering with the. OlIltel" emit-in dicating the length of the ine ofmatrices set up, and other scale strips 'on the-slide havingtheir series of numerals in reverse order to those of the first-mentioned scale andalso registering with said pointer.-

6. In a typographical machine,.-the combination with'an assembler slide having a fixed finger thereon,.and: means for assem bling a line of matrices: against the finger,

of a member movable-against" thelast as sembled matrix to compressztheline," a rotary device imparting lon itudinal' movement'to said member,&. dis on the rotary device having Y a scale thereon, a flexiblemember woundaround the rotary device, a spring exerting a pull On-0I1Bf6I1dl0f the flexible member, apawl adapted to lock the assembler slide-:a ainst forward movement, an arm :vconnecte to the other end of said flexibletdevice and controlling themovement of the flexible :device and the pawl, said-assembler slide having a series of ratchet teeth thereon of half em lengths with which said pawl is adapted to engage and lock the slide against forward movement, said assembler slide having a groove therein, ascale stripe secured in said groove, removable. scale strips vclamped in the groove by the first-v,

mentioned strip,.said scalestrips having nn-. merals in reverse order, the last-mentioned strips being of a lengthe nail to the width of the column to be set, an asinglepointer registering with both; of said scale strips.

'7. In a typographical machine, thecombination with an assembler slide having a 'fixed finger thereon, and meansZfor-aSsem bling matrices in a' line, of a sleeve having rotary mounting in thefmachinel and -i'n alignment with the assembler slide, a rod located in the sleeve. and having screw threaded engagement with thesleeve, means preventing rotary movementiof therod, a I

head on the rod adapted tov engage the last matrices between said head and the finger of the slide,a drum on said: sleeve, a flexible device wound around the drum, a spring connected-to one end of the flexible device and exerting a pull thereon, a pawl adapted'to engage the slide and hold the same against movement, an armof the pawl connected to the other end of said flexible device, a scale disk on'the sleeve, and, a pointer registering withthe scale disk. 1

8. In a typographical machine, the combination with an assemblerslidaand'a fin ger on'tlieslide, of means for holding the assembler slide against forward movement, and means operable simultaneouslyi with the other of said means for indicating the space to be'filled to completei the line;

9. In a typographical machine, the combination with an assembler slide, and a fin- 110 assembledmatrix to compress the line of ger on thevslide, of means-for holding the. i

assembler slide against forward movement, line. compressing means engaging the last assembled matrixand exerting pressure toward-the'finger .to compress theline, and means for measuring said line while so held and compressed.

I 10. In atypographical machine, the com-i' bination" with an assembler slide, and a finger on the slide,l-of means for holding the assembler slide against forward: movement, 7 line compressing. meansengaging the last assembled matrix and exerting pressure toward the finger to compress the :line, means for measuring said linewhile so'held and compressed, and means indicating the space to be filled' to complete the'liner v 11. In aitypographical machine, the. combination withan assembler slide having. a fixed fi erthereon, and means .for assemjblinga ine of matrices. against the finger,

of a member movable against: the last assembled matrix to compress th'e line, a rotary device imparting longitudinal movement to said member, a disk on the rotary device having a scale thereon, a flexible member wound around the rotary device, a

spring'exertin'g a pull on oneend of the flexible member, a pawl'adapted to lock the assembler slide against forward movement,

an arm connected to. the other end of said flexible device and controlling the movement of the flexible device and the pawl, a. chute block, and .said -lineicompressing' means mounted in and supportedlby the chute block, I

12. In atypographicalmachine, the combination .with an assembler slide having a fixedlfinger thereon,.and meansfor assembling aline-ofmatric es against the finger, of a member movableagainst the last assembled matrix to compress the line, a rotary device imparting longitudinal movement to said "member, a disk on the rotarydevicehaving a'scale thereon, a flexible member wound around the rotarydevice, a spring exerting a pull on one. endof the flexible member,-a pawl adapted. to lock the assembler slide against: forward, movement, an .arm connected to the-"other end "of said. flexible device and controlling thesmovement' of the flexible device and the pawl, said assembler bled matri-x-to' compressthe line, arotary device imparting longitudinal movement to said member, a. disk on the rotary device having a scale thereon, a flexible member wound around the'rotary device,f;a.;spring exerting a pull on. one end of the flexible 7 member, a pawl ad'aptedto-lock the ass'em-- bler slide against forward movement," an arm. connected to theother endof said flexitheflexible device andthe pawl, said assembler slide "having a series of ratchet teeth thereon of half em lengths. withwhich said pawl isadapted'to engage and lock the slide the: pointer and indicating the length ofthe line of-matrices setup, other'scale' strips on the slide having their series of numerals in reverse order to those ofzthe .first-mem .ble device and controlling the movement of M against forward movement, ajfixed pointer, a. scale strip'ontheslide registering with tioned scale and also registering with-said pointer, a chute block, and said line com-- pressing means mounted in and supported by the chute blockrjf v r 14. In a typographical machine, the com-' bination with anassembler slide having a;

fixed finger thereon, andmeans for assembling a line of matrices against" the finger, of a member movable against-the last assembled matrix tocompiress the "line, a rotary device imparting longitudinal movement to said-member, a disk' on'. the rotary device havinga scale thereon, a flexible member wound around the rotary device, a spring exerting a pull on on'e'end of the flexible member, a pawl adapted to lock the assem bler slide aga1nst" forward movement, an arnrconnected to the other end of said flexible device and controlling the movement of thefiexible device and the pawl, said assembler slide having a series of ratchet'teeth thereon ofhalf em lengths with which said pawl. is adapted to engageand lock; the slide'against forward movement, said assembler slide. having a groove therein, a scale strip secured in saidjgroove, removable scale strips ,clamped in the groove mentioned strips being of'a lengthequal to the width of thecolumn'to be set, a single pointer zregistering'with both ofsaid scale strips,-a chute i block, and said line-com 110. by the first-mentioned strip, said scale strips havingnumerals 1n reverse order, the last-v pressing'means mounted in; and supported by the chute block. V 15. In a typographical machine, the combination with an assembler 'slldehaving a alignmentwith the assembler slide, a rod locatedwin the sleeve. and having screw threaded engagement with the sleeve, means preventing. rotary movement of the rod, "a

head on the rod adapted to engage the last fixed finger thereon, and means for asseinbllng matrices n a line, of a sleeve having. rotary mounting 111 the mach ne and 111 p assembled matrix to compress the line of matrices between said head and the finger of the slide, a drum on said sleeve, a flexible device Wound around the drum, a'spring" forward movement, an arm on the pawl connected to the other end of said flexible device, a scale disk on the sleeve, a pointer registering with the scale disk, a chute block, and said line compressing means mounted in and supported by the chute block.

- LOUIS C. TINSLEY. 

